Train services will directly connect the airport to two stations in the suburbs of Redcliffe and High Wycombe and are expected to carry 20,000 people a day in its first year of operation.
On Monday, the business announced the 100,000-passenger limit will now stretch until 29 October, claiming the cap has already resulted in “fewer last-minute cancellations, better punctuality and shorter waits for bags”.
Ali Rachid Ammoun, 63, was reported to have worn a Hawaiian-style shirt to the video proceedings on Monday but did not enter a plea.
It follows reports that passengers ran for cover during the “terrifying” incident at the departures terminal on Sunday when the man apparently shot five times at windows. Nobody was injured.
A man allegedly fired five shots in the check-in area of Canberra Airport departures on Sunday afternoon before police detained the suspect. Nobody was injured in the incident, and authorities later confirmed the firearm was unloaded at glass rather than passengers in the terminal. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Meanwhile, domestic passenger figures also jumped 5 per cent to over 1.9 million in July.